Interesting. Daneel's first 'awakening'. How I would've loved to have been there myself! I'd like to have taught Daneel a few things too - a tabula rasa waiting to be filled (OK I know he was programmed with lots of facts but it would be all the other 'inbetween bits' that would go towards making Daneel a fully-fledged being, ei a passable apparent-human...).

Sorry, that's been more of my emotions again rather than a truly objective review. The starkness of the piece maybe suits the robot that Daneel really is, which is the whole point of the story after all.

This gets even better... And I feel completely with Han and Roj in finding the idea of going into that fuggy foetid cramped 'cave of steel'- with all those sweaty breathing human bodies! - less than desirable. (If I were in their place I'd be going 'ugh!'). I almost could feel sorry for Daneel having to go in there and he's a robot.

I would love to live with Roj and Han in their fresh spacious Spacertown quarters - I imagine it being all picture-windows with lovely views of Outside.

Really good read! I never tire of anything that's in the timeline and setting of my two favourites: Giskard and Daneel. Lucky old Vasilia, living that idyllic lovely life - what I'd give to be in her place! She and Susan Calvin are the people I most envy anywhere.

So hope you'll be writing some more on this. (I've subscribed to the Story Alert).

Just one thing: hope I'm not being dense here, but there seemed to be bits missing from your writing - like one or two paragraphs not seeming to follow on from the one before.